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IN THE MEDIA
SA-TIED research featured in News24
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South Africa’s R60 billion revenue shortfall has reignited debate on VAT policy ahead of the rescheduled 2025 Budget Speech. A News24 article explores findings from an SA-TIED Working Paper, “ A reform option for pension...
March 2025
Public revenue
Macro-fiscal analysis
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SA-TIED research featured in Times Live and Business Live
SA-TIED
As discussions around VAT policy resurface in the lead-up to the 2025 Budget, SA-TIED research has been highlighted in Times Live and Business Live. The articles draw on findings from an SA-TIED Working Paper by...
March 2025
Public revenue
Macro-fiscal analysis
Blog
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Taxing the poor or fixing the system? A better alternative to VAT increases
Ada Jansen, Wynnona Steyn and Abena Larbi-Odam
With just days to go before the rescheduled 2025 Budget Speech, South Africa faces a ZAR 60 billion revenue shortfall amid slowing economic growth and diminishing international aid. The initial proposal to increase VAT from...
March 2025
Public revenue
Blog
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The Beijing Declaration 30 years later – where do we stand?
Michelle Pleace
The 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action set ambitious goals for equality, development, and peace for women worldwide. Endorsed by 189 countries, it reaffirmed that women’s rights are human rights and called for their...
March 2025
Blog
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South Africa’s electricity crisis – governance, challenges, and reform lessons
Mokgadi Julia Ngoepe-Ntsoane and Akinboade Oludele Akinloye
South Africa’s energy sector is undergoing a transformation. The suspension of load shedding—planned, rolling power outages to prevent grid collapse — for over 300 days signals progress in stabilizing electricity supply. However, rising electricity prices...
February 2025
Climate and energy
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In their own words: A personnel exchange between African tax data labs is a small but important example of the value of cooperation
Sebastian Ssebuyira and Raisibe Gololo
In recent years, UNU-WIDER has partnered with sub-Saharan African governments to establish secure data labs that provide researchers with access to anonymized administrative tax data for economic research. Two notable examples are the Uganda Revenue...
February 2025
Enterprise development
Public revenue
Labour market and inequality
News
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Strengthening economic research through capacity development
SA-TIED
From 2 to 6 December 2024, SA-TIED hosted a capacity development initiative on Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) modelling in Pretoria. The initiative brought together researchers, postgraduate students, and policymakers, reflecting ongoing efforts to strengthen...
DECEMEMBER 2024
Macro-fiscal analysis
News
PARLIAMENT
Presentation: SA-TIED Research presented to parliament on climate finance
SA-TIED
On 11 November 2024, Gcobisa Magazi (National Treasury) presented SA-TIED Workstream 5’s research on climate financing to Parliament in a webinar titled “Just Transition: Exploring Key Themes in Preparation for COP29 – Sustainable Climate Finance.”...
November 2024
Climate and energy
News
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UN Day: Advancing inclusive economic development in South Africa
SA-TIED
As we mark UN Day, we reflect on the importance of partnerships and research in driving inclusive economic growth in South Africa. Through the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) programme, UNU-WIDER, National...
October 2024
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Bloomberg Law Highlights SA-TIED Study on VAT and Social Protection
SA-TIED
A working paper from SA-TIED, " Tax Financing Options for New Social Protection Instruments," was recently featured by Bloomberg Law. The study challenges traditional views on VAT increases, suggesting that when the additional revenue is...
September 2024
Public revenue